Which Metallica song on The Black Album features the London Symphony Orchestra?

“Nothing Else Matters” is the Metallica song on The Black Album that features the London Symphony Orchestra.

The album personnel credits list Michael Kamen for the orchestral arrangement and the London Symphony Orchestra for its performance on the track. The orchestral writing adds a broad, cinematic layer to the power ballad while retaining James Hetfield’s intimate vocal and guitar-centered song structure.

The song was written by Hetfield and Lars Ulrich and became one of Metallica’s best-known compositions. It was unusual for the band’s public image at the time because its vulnerable lyrics and ballad format differed from the aggressive thrash style associated with earlier records.

A later live orchestral version appeared in connection with S&M, where Metallica performed with the San Francisco Symphony under Kamen’s direction. That later performance is separate from the original studio recording, which is the version associated with the London Symphony Orchestra on The Black Album.